, 1887-06-15
TOWN TALK
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked UP
Throughout the City.

: Theatrical matters will be rather quiet
for the next two months.
A plain drunk was disposed of in Judge
Fishers court yesterday afternoon.
DIR. Grimes is building a fine addition to
his handsome Sixteenth street residence.
Three special fast freight trains, laden
with California fruit. passed east last
night.
Laramie society will not be scooped.
Roller skating is all the rage there at
present.
Officer Thomassou yesterday afternoon
arrested one Peter Nelson for stealing an
overcoat from Halls saloon.
Just 275 gopher and prairie dog scalps
we're presented for the usual five cent
bounty at the county clerks office yester-
day.
The building to be occupied by the Lar
annie Glass Works company Las already
reached the second story, and will be com
pleted about Aug. l..
The case of the Territory VS.. e. @. p.
Webel, charged with illegally cutting tim
Der on government land, will be tried III
the district court this morning.
There are now sixty men and fifty
teams engaged in grading on the Chey-
enne & Burlington, and the force will be
largely increased in a few days.
John McDougall yesterday secured the
necessary license to allow him TO wed Miss
Sarah Mitchell Grant. The parties live
near Bordeaux, Laramie county.
One of Cheyenne's first class second
class hotels will soon change hands. For
the first time in several years a colored
citizen will manage Il large hostelry in our
midst.
A private letter received from New
York announces the engagement of p. j.
Van Rensselaer,. well known in -CheY
enne, to Miss Josephine Gray, OF
Gotham.
Kirkland, the photographer, last week
took a splendid picture of sixty four mem
bers of the Cheyenne Maennerchor. 1t is
the largest society group ever taken in the
territory.
Prof. Pasmore, several members of the
Presbyterian choir and Sunday school in,
dulged in an enjoyable picnic Yesterday.
Kingman's ranch wa the scene OF the
festivities.
Business is increasing on the Cheyenne
& Northern. Beginning with to day one
of Barkulow Bros unterri6ed butchers
will ride over the line and amuse himself
with the innocent passengers.
Oliver Shannon has been admitted to
practice before the United States land
Office. Being an ex receiver and an old
practitioner in ihe land and law business,
his clients will no doubt be safe in his
hands.
The moving spirits of the Cheyenne
Gun club are discussing the advisability Of
holding a grand free-for-all shooting our
nament at the fair grounds sometime this
fall. Such a meet would certainly be Q
success.
The last issue of Frank Leslie's WeekLy
contains some very fine views of the layinr
of the capitol building corner stone anc
scenes incident TO the day. They are
taken from instantaneous photographs BY
kirkland.
Several city business houses have
adopted the metropolitan plan of allowing
a light to shine all night in the vicinity O
their safes. This is pronounced by ex
perts to be the best possible protection
against burglars.
Two members of the dark complectioneC
barb wire fence contingent were yesterday
explaining to "A court martial at Fort Rus
sell how they became involved in a quar-
rel in which one attempted to kill The
other with a six shooter.
There will be a game of ball south o
the track this afternoon between the
Devils AUCTION nine and the Cheyennes,
Chas. Yale, manager of the company, i
the best 300 pound first baseman in thu
United States. Game called at 2:30.
The Stout stone quarry of Fort Collins
through its agent, Mr.. P. HANNA, hai
delivered over 100 cars of stone in thi
city since Jan, l. A pretty good showinl
considering that scarcely any building wa
done during February and March.
Col. Hardin, a Nevada cattle baron, il
a recent interview on the subject of thu
$25, 900, 900 cattle combination. is reported
as saying hat with such men as Thoma
Sturgis, of Cheyenne. and ex-Governo
Routt, of Colorado, at the head of thu
organization it canns; TAIL to succeed.
Notice, Cheyenne Maennerchor.
AL members are requested to meet O
heefe'A hall Mt n m alarU. 10 atten(